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Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Apical, Posterior, Anterior ... Superior, Medial, Anterior ... Apicoposterior, Anterior ... #CT #CTChest #pulmonary ... #clinical #radiology
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
COPD Physical Exam ... Likelihood Ratios Barrel ... Chest - LR 1.5 ... SatyaPatelMD #COPD ... LRs #diagnosis #pulmonary
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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- Tamponade Pulmonary ... - Asthma - COPD ... of Dyspnea: • Chest ... Obesity - Flail chest ... Myasthenia - Guillain Barre
Barrel Chest Appearance on Lateral Chest Xray
Typically seen in the setting of chronic air-trapping in COPD

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Barrel Chest Appearance ... air-trapping in COPD ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Barrel ... #Lateral #Radiology ... #pulmonary
Asthma vs COPD Presentation and Diagnosis
Asthma:
 • Epidemiology: Age usually < 45, History (personal or family)
Asthma vs COPD Presentation ... Dyspnea, Wheeze, Chest ... Hypoxemia/Cyanosis, Barrel ... chest, Pursed lip ... comparison #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Increased Anterior Posterior Diameter: Barrel chested appearance resulting from air trapping
that sometimes occurs with advanced COPD.
Increased Anterior ... Posterior Diameter: Barrel ... with advanced COPD ... #Chested #Chest ... UCSDH #Clinical #Radiology
Hilum Overlay Sign on Chest X-Ray
If a mass is in contact with the pulmonary vessels then,
Overlay Sign on Chest ... contact with the pulmonary ... is thus either anterior ... proven to be an anterior ... XRay #clinical #radiology
On a chest film only the outer contours of the heart are seen.
In many cases we
On a chest film ... blood from the pulmonary ... just below the pulmonary ... Ventricle - Most anterior ... #Anatomy #Radiology
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Direct/indirect chest ... infarction especially inferior ... mid-portion of anterior ... stretched strut chord ... Differential #Diagnosis #Cardiology
Pericardial cyst
Pericardial cysts are connected to the pericardium and usually contain clear fluid.
The majority of pericardial
cysts arise in the anterior ... proximal aorta and pulmonary ... On the chest x-ray ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #